Andor_Szende

Andor Szende

Andor Szende

Hungarian figure skater

Andor Szende (14 April 1886 – 22 May 1972) was a Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was later a coach and architect.

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He won bronze medals in men's single skating at three World Figure Skating Championships: in 1910, 1912, and 1913.[3][4][5]

He won the 1908 Hungarian junior national championships,[6] and the men's senior singles on four occasions: 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1922.[7] He was coached by Seiberth, from Bosnia, who worked in Budapest.[8]

Szende excelled in a number of sports, including athletics, tennis, speed skating and sports shooting. Later he worked as a coach and a tour guide.[1] His fate during the Holocaust is unknown, but he survived until 1972. He is buried at the Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery in Budapest.

Competitive highlights

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References

  1. [1]
    Killyéni, András (April 2012). "A kolozsvári versenyszerű korcsolyaélet kibontakozása a korabeli sporttudósítások tükrében (1900-1914) (The Development of Ice Skate Competition in Cluj in the Light of Contemporary Sports Reports (1900-1914))". Sporttörténet. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. [2]
    Andor Szende at Olympedia
  3. [3]
    Howard Bass (1 January 1974). Let's go skating. Paul. ISBN 978-0-09-121050-2.
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    Alice Berman (1 January 1998). Skater's Edge Sourcebook: Ice Skating Resource Guide. Skater's Edge. ISBN 978-0-9643027-1-6.
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    Raymond Flower (1976). The history of skiing and other winter sports. Methuen. Andor Szende.
  6. [6]
    "A magyar korcsolyázóbajnokságok". Huszadik Század. 20 January 1918. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Magyar Bajnokságok". members.upc.hu (in Hungarian). Budapesti Korcsolyázó Egylet. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Mannó Miltiades a BKE amatőr trénerel". Huszadik Század. 1 January 1918. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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